Learn the craft,
love the light.
Sunlit Pane is a friendly corner of the craft for beginners, built on printable pattern PDFs: mockups, templates, and gentle build guides you can follow from your very first cut. This isn't above you.
The first patterns are on their way
Every pattern is checked against our own fabrication rules before it's sold, so what you buy is genuinely buildable, not just pretty on screen. The first kits are in final production now.
We're finishing the first kits by hand right now. Want a note the moment the shop opens?
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What's inside every pattern kit
Each Sunlit Pane pattern kit is a printable digital PDF, not a finished stained glass piece. Download it, print it at home, and use your own glass and materials to build it.
- 1Colour mockup
See the finished piece in colour before you cut a thing.
- 2Numbered template
Every piece numbered and labelled so you never lose your place.
- 3Glass legend
A guide to the colours and textures we chose: swap freely.
- 4Cut list
Group your cuts by colour to work efficiently through the sheet.
- 5Beginner build guide
Step-by-step foiling, soldering, and finishing notes.
Plan the project before you cut
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The difficulty scorer tells you if a pattern is a fair first project, the cutting calculator works out how many sheets of each colour to buy, and the cost estimator prices the whole build in USD or CAD. There's even Image Buddy, a little resizer that gets your reference photos down to a printable size without leaving the site.
How-to articles, from your first foil to your fussiest solder line
Short, calm articles that cover one small thing at a time: cutting, copper foil, glass selection, finishing, and the little tricks that make a piece sing. Thirty articles across five categories, all in plain language, and growing.
- Getting Started
How Stained Glass Is Made: The Complete Beginner Process
The six-step path from raw glass to a finished suncatcher, in one calm overview.
Read the article → - Getting Started
Essential Tools for Your First Stained Glass Project
Only what you actually need to cut, foil, and solder your first piece.
Read the article → - Foil Technique
Copper Foiling for Beginners: Step-by-Step
Wrap your first piece of glass neatly, with tips for tight curves and slivers.
Read the article → - Cutting & Piecing
How to Cut Curves in Stained Glass Without Breaking the Piece
Score direction, breaker grozes, and the gentle taps that save a tricky arc.
Read the article → - Glass Selection
How to Choose Glass Colors for a Stained Glass Pattern
Match a legend to the real sheet, swap textures, and let light do the rest.
Read the article → - Finishing & Display
How to Patina and Clean Your Finished Suncatcher
A dark or copper finish, a good polish, and a final clean that makes it shine.
Read the article →
Hi, I'm Katie
I'm a Canadian maker who came to stained glass the roundabout way. After years of full-time work and raising a family, I finally had the space to try a new hobby.
I'm not a master artisan with decades at the bench. I'm a hobbyist, learning as I go, and I am sharing what I learn.
If you've ever wanted to make something with your own hands, come join me on this journey. We'll take it one small piece at a time, and I'll show you what I know along the way.